Are You a Worker or a Consumer?

The two parties are really just competing to preserve the existing framework, not actually exploring real alternatives that may be better for people. In a capitalist society, where you give me something i want, or else you starve to death, the existing culture and what people want dictates the limitations of what you can do. For example, imagine a culture where nobody saw value in reading and philosophy - no matter how much you believe it would benefit your life. You need unpatrionated belief systems like those espoused by Marcusa on this podcast.